Left
Wimborne for Weymouth. Relvd 9th
Army, asgnd to 3d Army. Landed on Omaha
Beach (10 Oct). The first U. S. Negro tankers
to enter on foreign soil in World War II.
Moved to bivouac area at La Pieux (12 Oct).
Asgnd to 26th Inf Div, XII Corps
3d Army (13 Oct). Left La Pieux, arrived
St. Nicholas De Port (22 Oct).

8
Nov 44
19 Dec 44

In
support of 26th Div headed toward
Moyenvic and Vic-Sur-Seille. After
furious fighting Moyenvic, Bezenge La Petite
and Hill 253 fell. The
bn. was a unit of the Provisional Task Force
A of 26th Div. On 9 Nov TF
A moved thru the Inf moving northward to
Morville, encountered heavy enemy arty and
mortar fire; after regrouping of Bn tanks,
town of Morville taken. Moved toward junction
of Ham Pont to form a single spearhead thru
Forest De Koecking. Attached to 104th
Regt, staged a counterattack and captured
Wuisse 11 Nov. In support of 3d Bn 328 Regt
in advance to NE end of the Bois De Kerpriche.
Maintenance (14-17 Nov). Pushed the enemy
back and moved into Kerpriche (20 Nov).
Supported the 4th Armd in taking
Dreuze (20 Nov). Bossing, Bidestroff, Inswiller,
Torcheville, Nebing, Neufvillage fell to
the tank-inf teams. Moved on to Honskirch
(25 Nov) but forced to withdraw. Sarre Union
fell 2 Dec. Crossed the German border (14
Dec). Maintance (15-19 Dec).

19
Dec 4431
Jan 45

Moved
with 3d Army thru Maginot Line into Germany
between
Saarbrucken and Strasbourg; arrived at
Offagne. In support of 345th
Inf Regt of 87th Div, Rondu
and Nimbermont, Belgium were taken (31
Dec). With intense fighting, Tillet was
taken. Closed the Marche-Bastogne Road,
a supply artery for the enemy (5-9 Jan
45). Working with the 17th
Airborne Div in an area North of Bastogne
toward Houffalize, cut the road from Liege
and Bastogne. Gouvy and Hautbillan fell
to the combined assaults of 761st
Bn and the paratroopers. Forced enemy
back to Watermall, Espeles, and Thommen,
and captured the towns. Road from St Vith
to Bastogne cut (Dates not given). 29
Jan  In support of 3d Bn 346 Regt, moved
thru 82d Airborne Div on the north flank;
attacked to the south. In support of 345
Regt, attacked town of Huem (30 Jan).
Engaged enemy column near Emmerscheid and
again over the German border (31 Jan 45).

3
Feb 45
7 Mar 45

Moved
to Hermee, Belgium, set up camp at Jabeek,
Holland. Asgd to
95th Div, XVI Corps and reassigned
to 79th Div, 9th
Army. In support of 314th Regt
captured End, Holland (23 Feb). Moved
from Jabeek to Milich near the Richmond
Julich Railway, cut the railway and moved
to Erkelenz. Entered the Reich for the
third time, to Schwannenberg, between Gangelt
and Gibiath (3 Mar). Mopped up resistance
pockets and captured Germans retreating
from 2d Armd Div. In support 79 Div in
attacks along Roer River (7 Mar).

8-22
Mar 45

Asgd
103 Inf Div, 7th Army. Moved
thru Luxembourg and France to Severne, Alsace-Lorraine
(8-10 Mar). Cp set up in Bosselshausen (12
Mar), replaced 48 Tank Bn. Bn as part of
Task Force Cactus, with mission to uncover
and penetrate the Siegfried Line, moved into
Climback, prepared to attack in direction
of Bobenthal. Task Forced moved to vic Gundershoffen
to NE of Froeshwiller where it dissolved
(18 Mar). Moved to vic Climback (20 Mar).
Task Force Rhine was organized (21 Mar),
composed of 761 Tank Bn, 2d Bn 409 Inf Regt
and an engr det. Assembled near Riesdorf.
Moved thru Riesdorf and attacked the hills
surrounding the NE side; cleared out pill
boxes. Resistance overcame, task force spit
into sections, one going N toward Birkenhordt,
the other toward Bollenborn (22 Mar).

22-28
Mar 45

One
column halted by anti-tank fire from front
of left flank, in attempt to enter Bollenborn,
withdrew and followed the other column into
Birkenhordt. Advanced NE approaching Silz,
fighting thru town toward Munchveiler, arrived
(23 Mar). Task force reached its objective
Klingen-Munster after considerable fire.
Town entered and secured, numerous enemy
surrendered (23 Mar). 14th Armd
Div passed thru opening made by Task Force,
to the Rhine. 25-28 Mar  Maintenance and
training.

28
Mar 45
Aug 45

Attached
to 71st Div 12 Corps, 3d Army
(28 Mar); crossed Rhine at Oppenheim
(30 Mar); moved to Rembrucken (31 Mar).
1 Apr  Moved to Langenselbold, joined
71st Div. In support of 71st
Div, aided by arty and the inf. completely
encircled the 6th SS Mt Div
Nord, in forest of Leisenwold, Waldenburg
and Eudlinger (3 Apr). Continued clearing
the woods to Fulda, many prisoners taken.
Moved to Meningen (7 Apr). Met stiff enemy
resistance to reach Colburg, which fell
(12 Apr). Fought way across Main River
to take Kulmback. In support of 14th
Inf Reg, Bayreuth fell (16 Apr). Bn spearheaded
drive of 71st Div 3d Army toward
Austria. Poppendorf, Weidenmark, Haag,
Lindenhardt and Hobenmirsberg taken (19
Apr). Crossed Danube, closed in Eltheim.
Fired on town of Regensburg (22 Apr).
Tankers moved ahead toward Inn River, reached
Ering (2 May). Moved up to Egelfing, crossed
into Austria (4 May). Struck Salzburg-Vienna
Highway, routed enemy out of Kirchdorf
and Haag. Moved up to Wels, where hangars
and planes were destroyed, numerous prisoners
taken. Attack swung S and headed to Steyr
on Enns River, where the Russians were
met and surrender papers signed 6 May 45.
From Austria moved to Bissengen, Germany
and remained there in occupational and
control duties over five cities in the
Donauworth area from 18 Jun to 30 Jul 45.
Moved to Teisendorf, Bavaria near Salzburg
(2 Aug 45).